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1990s tech incubators took 50% equity compared to Y Combinator's 7%
“The incubators in those days went for like a 50% equity split right, as contrasted to like Y Combinator, which is famously like seven percent.”
Marc Andreessen Nov 26, 2025 ▶ 6:05 The Secret Marketing Strategy That Built a16z: From Zero to Legendary VC Firm
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Moore: Up to 25% of recent YC startups build with AI voice
“So in recent YC cohorts, upwards of 20, 25% of companies are building with AI voice, which is really exciting.”
Olivia Moore Mar 18, 2025 ▶ 10:38 Why AI Voice Feels More Human Than Ever
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Y Combinator rejected Zapier's first application in 2011
“So we go ahead and apply. Straight rejected.”
Wade Foster Dec 11, 2024 ▶ 3:51 How Zapier Became Profitable in 3 Years and Scaled to $5B with Wade Foster
Assertion Partly supported
Masad: YC startup Fig built its initial product entirely on Replit
“FIG is this command line autocomplete tool that this YC startup, I think it was like YC-twenty or something like that, or YC-twenty-one. And it's used by tens of thousands of engineers And then the original product was entirely built on, on Replit.”
Amjad Masad Feb 16, 2023 ▶ 8:50 The 1000x Developer with Amjad Masad
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